Art Magazine
Shop: HawthornHandmade Photos: Courtesy of ETSY At Judaica in the Spotlight, we love how versatile needle felting is. With a little bit of practice, you will be able to create stunningly beautiful sculptures your family and friends will fall head over heels in love with the moment they will lay eyes on them. Be prepared […]
Photo: Courtesy of Netillah What inspired you to start your company, Netillah? Netillah was started by Orly Wahba. Her inspiration was to have more meaningful mitzvot. She started it in order to enhance people’s homes along with their mitzvot. Netilat Yehdayim is a huge mitzvah. Keeping our hands clean also keeps our bodies and souls […]
Photo: Courtesy of Rabbi Shmuel Polin Besides working on your impressive reconstruction project, Opening The Ark Project, you are also a Rabbi and Artist. Can you tell us a little about yourself and your background? I have always been fascinated by the intersections of art and theology. As a child, I learned from my father […]
When you live in a country where Jews are the minority you feel as if you were living in a Jewish museum when you have friends and acquaintances over pointing at your Judaica collection while asking you what the various items are and what they are used for in your home rituals. One of the […]
Photo: Courtesy of Zevi Slavin Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I grew up in the Chabad community of Sydney, Australia; exposing me at a very young age to both the raw beauty of nature, living near the breathtaking Australian shoreline, and to the rigorous system of philosophical mysticism of Hasidic […]
Photo: Courtesy of Judaica in the Spotlight When German speakers, and many people for that matter, think of Bremen, the city Akiva Roszkowski is based in, they automatically think of the Brothers Grimm’s fairy-tale “Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten”. The “Town Musicians of Bremen”. We are thrilled that the Jewish world now associates this northern German city […]
On weekends we are all about doing something creative. It can be anything from creating an elaborate watercolour painting to knitting a scarf. Very often we will try something entirely new. There is no lovelier way to relax after a long week than doing something with your hands that doesn’t involve a keyboard. After all, […]
Photo: Courtesy of Rochelle Garrison Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I grew up in Brooklyn, NY, in an Orthodox and insular community. I felt like I was bound by so many rules and barriers, while all I was yearning for was free reign. I was never a “traditional” girl, ultimately […]
Photo: Courtesy of Meytal Ofer / Photo Credit: Dan Peretz Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Meytal Ofer. I’m an artist, creating paper cuts for about 20 years. I live in Kfar Yona, not far from the Mediterranean Sea. I live in a relationship and I am a […]
We believe that every person should have the opportunity to decorate their home with beautiful artwork. The budget is secondary. Who ever said you have to purchase everything at once? We live in a time and day in which acquiring art has never been easier. Isn’t it wonderful that you don’t have to travel all […]
